Local Groups, Social Change – Updates on new book “Coming of Age in the Other America,” new research shows superiority of worker coops over capitalist enterprises, negative results of profit-driven enterprises, “America” replaces Budweiser.

Coming to us from Jerusalem via Skype is Jen Marlowe, a tireless and imaginative social justice activist, with a lifelong commitment to fight for human rights wherever in the world she sees them abused, using whatever medium, device or initiatives for her numerous “donkeysaddle” projects that she considers best suited to the need at hand. Tidings is archived at hazelkahan.com.

Christian Parenti, clinical assistant professor of Liberal Studies at New York University, discusses some of the important issues addressed in his book, “Tropic of Chaos, Climate Change and the New Geography of Violence,” as well as the links between new and ongoing regional conflicts and climate change. (rescheduled from previous week)

Dr. Irene Aguilar, a Democrat, and Colorado state senator from Denver County, talks about why she supports the campaign now being waged by the group “Colorado Care” to win a ballot measure, “Amendment 69,” this November, that would establish a single payer, universal health care system in Colorado. In addition to the proposal itself, Sen. Aguilar will describe the supporters and industry opponents that will be campaigning for and against Amendment 69 this fall.

Mark Weisbrot, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, D.C., who’s latest book is titled, “Failed: What the ‘Experts’ Got Wrong about the Global Economy,” examines the current economic and political crisis in Venezuela, the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff, in Brazil, and the important issues addressed in his recent article, “Has the Left Run its Course in Latin America?” (rescheduled from previous week)

Jennifer Siskind, Connecticut Coordinator with the group Food & Water Watch, discusses the recent vote by the city of Portland’s Board of Selectmen to support, 7 to 0, an ordinance that prohibits the use of fracking waste produced by oil and gas drilling. She’ll also talk about similar efforts in other Connecticut cities and towns — and across the U.S.

Are American elections being hacked? Jonathan Simon talks about the shocking vulnerability of our electronic voting machines and the evidence that that vulnerability is and has been exploited to flip elections. His book is Code Red: Computerized Election Theft and The New American Century. Then, there is one way to make sure your voting machines aren’t being hacked and it’s being used by one county in New York State. We talk with Board of Elections Commissioner Virginia Martin. She’ll tell us how and why they hand count the vote in her county. It ain’t hard and it ain’t expensive.

Gail Horton, North Fork Native and Greenport resident, talks about growing up on the North Fork of the east end of Long Island, explains what it means to be a “tradition bearer” and describes her work as historian, chronicler, writer and artist. She also shares her views about the relationships between “old-timers” and “newcomers” on the North Fork. North Fork Works produced by Tony Ernst. North Fork Works programs are archived.

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